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main

/meɪn/

verb

Meaning

  • Short for mainline.

  • To mainly play a specific character, or side, during a game.

    "He mains the same character as me in that game."

  • Of a road: to convert into a main or primary road.

adjective

Meaning

  • Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.

  • Chief, most important, or principal in extent, size, or strength; consisting of the largest part.

    "main timbers  main branch of a river  main body of an army"

  • (of force, strength, etc.) Full, sheer, undivided.

  • Big; angry.

  • Belonging to or connected with the principal mast in a vessel.

  • Great in size or degree; important, powerful, strong, vast.

Synonyms

largest

adverb

Meaning

  • Exceedingly, extremely, greatly, mightily, very, very much.